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National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor reiterated to U.S. counterpart James Mattis Romania&#8217;s strong commitment to substantially contribute to the security of the Alliance, during an official meeting on Tuesday, September 19, at the Pentagon, informs a press release of the National Defence Ministry (MApN). Minister Fifor also expressed appreciation for the U.S. commitment in Europe, [&#8230;]

Minister of National Defence Mihai Fifor, currently on a visit to the US together with the Chief of Staff General Nicolae Ciuca and the Secretary of State for Armaments, Florin Lazar Vladica, on Monday, participated in a round table with the members of the Atlantic Council, which took place in Washington DC, reads a press [&#8230;]

The National Defence Minister Mihai Fifor is paying a working visit to Washington between 17-22 September, according to a release by the relevant ministry (MApN) issued on Sunday. The Romanian delegation includes the Chief of General Staff, General Nicolae Ciuca, the state secretary for armaments, Florin-Lazar Vladica and other MApN heads of structures. Minister Mihai [&#8230;]

One of three Romanian soldiers wounded while carrying out a patrolling mission in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan on Friday has died, the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) reports. Corporal Madalin Stoica was 41, married with a baby. He was on his first deployment to the theatres of war, employed by MApN since 2002. In the [&#8230;]

One of three Romanian soldiers wounded while carrying out a patrolling mission in the Kandahar region of Afghanistan on Friday has died, the Romanian Defence Ministry (MApN) reports. Corporal Madalin Stoica was 41, married with a baby. He was on his first deployment to the theatres of war, employed by MApN since 2002. In the [&#8230;]

Three soldiers from the 280th Infantry Battalion Protection of the &#8220;Brave Hearts&#8221; Force, from Focsani were injured in Afghanistan on Friday, around 10:00 hrs, during a mission in the responsibility area, informs a press release of the Ministry of Defence sent to AGERPRES. &#8220;The servicemen were granted first aid in the field, then they were [&#8230;]

Romania&#8217;s President Klaus Iohannis handed, on Thursday, at the Cotroceni Palace, Romania&#8217;s flag to our country&#8217;s delegation who is to participate in the &#8220;Invictus Games Toronto 2017&#8221; sports competition. The head of state revealed, on this occasion, that he welcomed with enthusiasm the news regarding Romania&#8217;s team participating in the Paralympic Games Invictus Games 2017, [&#8230;]

The Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) approved on Thursday the participation of the Romanian Navy in a NATO-led mission in the second half of the year. &#8220;This capability is included in the Armed Forces approved for the current year, being made available within the national reserve forces in order to respond to supplementary requests [&#8230;]

The Social Democrats’ nominee for the office of Defence Minister, vacated after Adrian Tutuianu resigned as a result of the salary payments scandal, will be known on Tuesday. “The nomination will be made on Tuesday,” PSD President Liviu Dragnea stated on Sunday. He announced that an expanded party meeting will take place, in which he [&#8230;]

President Klaus Iohannis has convened the Supreme Defence Council (CSAT) for 11 a.m. on Thursday, September 14, to discuss the Romanian Armed Forces contributing naval capabilities to a NATO mission, but also the national strategy for the prevention of WMD proliferation, Presidential Spokesperson Madalina Dobrovolschi announced. The agenda of the meeting will include the Romanian [&#8230;]